Will Nifty continue to add gains or fall in trade- See GIFT Nifty, FII data, F&O ban, crude, more before market opens

GIFT Nifty traded flat at 19,792.50, marginally up 0.08%, indicating a tepid opening for domestic indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex on Wednesday. Previously on Tuesday, the NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.91% to settle at 19,689.85, while the BSE Sensex added as much as 566.97 points to 66,079.36. 

“From today the Q2 earnings season would start off with TCS declaring its numbers. We expect robust 21% earnings growth for Nifty in Q2, which would be driven by domestic cyclicals (BFSI & Auto). So lot of stock specific action would be seen over next 45 days as the earnings get declared. On the index front, Nifty might continue with its consolidation with bouts of volatility as it would track the geo-political development, US bond yields and oil prices amidst result announce…